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<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to have 
held knowledge in high esteem.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher 
and said, &quot;Do you know what I just heard about your friend?&quot;</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Hold on a minute,&quot; Socrates replied. &quot;Before 
telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple 
Filter Test.&quot;</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Triple filter?&quot;</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;That's right,&quot; Socrates continued. &quot;Before you 
talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter 
what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test. The first 
filter is 'Truth'. Have you made absolutely certain that what you are about to 
tell me is true?&quot;</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;No,&quot; the man said, &quot;actually I just heard about 
it and...&quot;</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;All right,&quot; said Socrates. &quot;So you don't really 
know if it's true or not.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Now let's try the second filter, the filter of 
'Goodness'. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?&quot;</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;No, on the contrary...&quot;</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;So,&quot; Socrates continued, &quot;you want to tell me 
something bad about him but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the 
test though, because there's one filter left; the filter of 'Usefulness'. Is 
what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?&quot;</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;No, not really.&quot;</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Well,&quot; 
concluded Socrates, &quot;if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor 
even useful why tell it to me at all?&quot;</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is why 
Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem. Let us use this 
triple filter each time we hear loose talk about any of our near and dear ones.</p>

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